Tag: Sages

Today’s Affirmation

To be a good friend to myself I will, without harshness, see the truth about myself, no matter how difficult or beautiful this truth may be.

Today’s Thought

“He who knows other is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”

Lao Tzu (c. 604 – 531 BCE)

Today’s Meditation

The House of the Self

Close your eyes and visualize the exterior of a house. In your mind enter the house and explore the interior from the basement to the attic. As you look around notice the colours, style and overall atmosphere of each room. After examining each room thoroughly, open your eyes and draw what you have seen. Reflect on the meaning of your house as a metaphor for yourself. What understanding of yourself can you glean from this exploratory visualization?

Moon Names for August

Double or treble circles round the moon foreshadow rough and severe storms, and much more so if these circles are not pure and entire, but spotted and broken. - Francis Bacon, English philosopher (15611626) (folklore).From The Old Farmer's Almanac.